I have these sweet garbage finds that have been sitting around the shop.
The first is a bunch a red oak here:
The second is some 1” phenolic (I still can’t believe someone was throwing this out)
So I think I have finally f...

What would you do with this?
Its all 1.5×5.5 red oak.
I don’t really know what it was – it was sitting in the garbage pile in front of a church in Toronto.
There is one hinge mortise so it may be a thick jamb?
What...

Almost finished a restoration of a older drill press.
Here are the before:
Midway:
And After:
The Name on the drill press is Canadian Blower and Forge but embossed on the side is Buffalo which is Buffalo...